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Re: OOTS in the Media

Originally Posted by ThePhantasm

Yeah, I detect hints of jealousy in that article for what they (wrongly) perceive to be the outcome of the Kickstarter Drive. Stuff like "Then you might think 'what the #^@% would I spend all that money on, since I don’t need anywhere near that to make a comic book.' And again, you’d be right." I don't think they looked long at the drive page before just running with their assumptions.

Agreed. I've noticed a definite uptick in the number (and profile) of people publicly ripping on me for one reason or another—whether it's over the quality of the strip or some out-of-context quote or how I don't deserve financial success or what have you. It's pretty disheartening, but I guess it's probably normal given the amount of attention I've gotten.

Re: OOTS in the Media

Originally Posted by The Giant

Agreed. I've noticed a definite uptick in the number (and profile) of people publicly ripping on me for one reason or another—whether it's over the quality of the strip or some out-of-context quote or how I don't deserve financial success or what have you. It's pretty disheartening, but I guess it's probably normal given the amount of attention I've gotten.

Re: OOTS in the Media

I actually don't see anything mean-spirited or jealous (or even under-informed) about that comic. Though it's true that the representation of Rich is inaccurate, it seems pretty clear that it's all meant as a good-natured lark. I imagine the train of thought was something like: "Holy cow, One Of Us just made a million dollars! That's AWESOME!" "Ha, I wonder what your average geek would spend $1M dollars on?... hey, comic premise!" And they used Rich as the set-up to the premise because, well, he was the set-up to the premise. Nothing personal!

Re: OOTS in the Media

Originally Posted by ella ventic

I actually don't see anything mean-spirited or jealous (or even under-informed) about that comic. Though it's true that the representation of Rich is inaccurate, it seems pretty clear that it's all meant as a good-natured lark. I imagine the train of thought was something like: "Holy cow, One Of Us just made a million dollars! That's AWESOME!" "Ha, I wonder what your average geek would spend $1M dollars on?... hey, comic premise!" And they used Rich as the set-up to the premise because, well, he was the set-up to the premise. Nothing personal!

Yeah, I have to post here also to say that. I know that a lot of people are getting mean to Rich, but I don't see this as one of them. I mean, don't let the stress of your success rob your fun side Rich!

Re: OOTS in the Media

Originally Posted by Fri

Yeah, I have to post here also to say that. I know that a lot of people are getting mean to Rich, but I don't see this as one of them. I mean, don't let the stress of your success rob your fun side Rich!

I also read it as an affectionate parody more than anything else. Either that, or I just give the benefit of the doubt too easily. I don't know.

I did chuckle at the suggestion of the mid-ranged hotel for Comic Con, though. That was most solidly aimed at sudden, inexplicable and totally "justified" price rises rather than Rich, methinks... For some unknown reason.

Broadcast on March 14th, 2012 15:16 Moscow Time, which would be 7:16am EDT.

It was only mentioned in a list of all of the super successful Kickstarter projects in the last couple of months, and no details about the strip were given. But, really, this is like being mentioned on Voice of America or the BBC World Service.

"Is a stack of ten pancakes too many pancakes to give to the party, even if most of them fell on the floor and one or two were stepped on? I wanted to give my party pancakes as a reward but I'm unsure if it's too much. The pancakes are also laced with blowfish poison so the party would have to get an antitoxin before they could eat the ones which weren't pulverized by shoes."

I don't think anyone would want those pancakes even if you paid them to eat them.

Re: OOTS in the Media

Originally Posted by The Giant

I can't say I care for the characterization that I have money to burn.

I fear that such mischaracterizations and misunderstandings are inevitable. Too many people lack the business acumen necessary just to distinguish between "a million dollars in profits" and "a million dollars in revenue", without even mentioning the concept of "the profits from that revenue are themselves only being reinvested".

Re: OOTS in the Media

Originally Posted by The Giant

Agreed. I've noticed a definite uptick in the number (and profile) of people publicly ripping on me for one reason or another—whether it's over the quality of the strip or some out-of-context quote or how I don't deserve financial success or what have you. It's pretty disheartening, but I guess it's probably normal given the amount of attention I've gotten.

But seriously, I wouldn't pay a penny for any of those suggestions.

We pay millions upon millions for people to catch/bounce/hit off a tee a ball, so who is to say a guy who can get people to read a comic about stick figures for years doesn't deserve the same (or more).

Re: OOTS in the Media

I've found a mention (and a link) to OotS in The Economist. The article is about webcomics and mentions OotS and its kickstarter success but it focuses mostly on Diesel Sweeties
I'm not sure if it really qualifies as being about the comic, but I thought it still deserved to be mentioned on the boards.

Re: OOTS in the Media

A list of Kickstarter projects that went way over expectations, resulting in more work than anticipated. The reprint drive is number one on the list. It also gives out a number of 110,000 book orders from the drive.

Re: OOTS in the Media

Well, that article alone would explain the tweet Rich got from @wesdelval. Which makes me wonder if the interview has actually been published yet. Maybe it hasn't.

Oh, and the article says 110 000 books (I misread the previous post thinking the poster meant there were 110k orders), which makes me wonder if they went through the pledge table and did the calculations ... which would make that a minimum, because it doesn't count people who added books. That's definitely a huge number of books.

Re: OOTS in the Media

Originally Posted by theangelJean

Oh, and the article says 110 000 books (I misread the previous post thinking the poster meant there were 110k orders), which makes me wonder if they went through the pledge table and did the calculations ... which would make that a minimum, because it doesn't count people who added books. That's definitely a huge number of books.

I gave them that number. It's how much we reprinted, not how much we sold through Kickstarter, and it includes 20,000 coloring books.